Foundation school · Hampshire

Testbourne Community School

11–16Ages
949Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116502URN

Micheldever Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

274 applications for 179 places · 48th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.7of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

12th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Hampshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

274 applications · 179 places offered · 154 named it first

2026 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	179	274	1.5	154	0.86
Sep 2025	206	295	1.4	189	0.92
Sep 2024	196	348	1.8	195	0.99
Sep 2023	198	328	1.7	225	1.14
Sep 2022	185	297	1.6	200	1.08
Sep 2021	189	293	1.6	150	0.79
Sep 2020	188	284	1.5	187	0.99
Sep 2019	179	248	1.4	167	0.93
Sep 2018	190	340	1.8	231	1.22
Sep 2017	179	258	1.4	164	0.92
Sep 2016	179	268	1.5	174	0.97
Sep 2015	162	244	1.5	152	0.94
Sep 2014	158	266	1.7	184	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

178 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.712th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths59%9th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	178	51.7	59%	74%	–
2024/25	182	53.3	54%	79%	–
2023/24	184	51.6	51%	77%	+0.09
2022/23	187	51.6	55%	73%	+0.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Testbourne Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Lift Winton
9.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 35.9Attainment 8
Harrow Way Community School
11.7 km · Hampshire

2026

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
John Hanson Community School
12.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Clere School
13.8 km · Hampshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
15.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place 58.1Attainment 8
Brighton Hill Community School
15.6 km · Hampshire

2026

2.0applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
15.7 km · Hampshire

Requires improvement2023

0.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Henry Beaufort School
16.1 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116502 · 850/5410
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 950 pupils · 949 on roll
Free school meals: 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Micheldever Road, Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources